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Shawnee council approves mutual aid agreements for police ahead of FIFA World Cup
Summary
The Shawnee Council approved mutual aid agreements enabling the Shawnee Police Department to assist neighboring jurisdictions during the FIFA World Cup and to seek reimbursement, according to the city communications director; vote tally not specified in the transcript.
The Shawnee City Council approved mutual aid agreements that will allow the Shawnee Police Department to lend assistance to neighboring jurisdictions during the FIFA World Cup and to apply for reimbursement after the tournament, city communications director Doug Donahue said.
Donahue told viewers the agreements cover assistance to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Prairie Village, Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri police departments. "This summer, the Council approved mutual aid agreements for the Shawnee Police Department to lend assistance ... as well as applying and receiving reimbursement after the tournament," he said.
The transcript reports the council approved the agreements but does not list a roll-call vote or identify who moved or seconded the action. The recap frames the approvals as part of event preparedness tied to the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
City officials scheduled further budget and departmental planning in Council Committee sessions as the city prepares for the event.
